The novel coronavirus, called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2), was declared a pandemic in March 2020 by the World Health Organization. Older …

This guideline is written primarily for doctors and nurses working in dialysis units and related
areas of medicine in the UK, and is an update of a previous version written in 2009. It aims to …

Home hemodialysis (HD) was first introduced in the 1960s with a rapid increase in its use
due to inability of dialysis units to accommodate patient demand. A sharp decline was …

Portable dialysis is a need to implement daily and nocturnal hemodialysis. To realize
portable dialysis, a dialysate regeneration system comprising superior adsorbents is …

Background Despite the high economic and mortality burden of chronic kidney disease,
studies on survival and predictors of mortality among patients on hemodialysis in Ethiopia …

A new strategy to recycle dialysate within a system is needed to foster the progress of
developing wearable artificial kidney as an alternative to conventional hemodialysis …

Purpose Hope and death anxiety as the important sources of adjustment can affect the
attitude, health status and quality of life in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Hopelessness …

Background Previous US studies have indicated that haemodialysis with≥ 6-h sessions
[extended-hours haemodialysis (EHD)] may improve patient survival. However, patient …

In their article,“Ethical Challenges Arising in the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Overview from the
Association of Bioethics Program Directors (ABPD) Task Force,” McGuire and colleagues …

Background: Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common
hereditary kidney disease, with afflicted patients often progressing to end-stage kidney …